News Room: Capitol Focus

CreaTV San Jose, a nonprofit community media center, will present State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) with its “Community Media Champion” award on Saturday at the historic California Theatre in downtown San Jose. read more ...

Sacramento – State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced today that this month's guest on his monthly television show Capitol Focus is Tim Eichenberg, Director of the Pacific Regional Office for The Ocean Conservancy, a leading environmental organization dedicated to protecting oceans. read more ...

Sacramento - Assemblyman Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced today that this month's guest on his television show Capitol Focus is Governor Schwarzenegger’s Chief of Staff, Patricia Clarey. In addition to speaking with Clarey about her role in the new Governor’s administration, Simitian discusses the budget outlook, and the key challenges facing legislators this year. read more ...

Sacramento - Assemblyman Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced today that this month's guest on his television show Capitol Focus is State Senator Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo). In addition to speaking with Speier about her role as a consumer and financial privacy advocate, Simitian discusses mid-year budget cuts, community colleges, and his district’s Woman of the Year: Palo Alto Children’s Theater director, Pat Briggs. read more ...

Sacramento - Assemblyman Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced today that this month’s guest on his television show Capitol Focus is D.O. “Spike” Helmick, Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). In addition to speaking with Helmick about the mission of the CHP, Simitian discusses the importance of building relationships with colleagues in Sacramento, his current activities in the District, and the process for developing his 2002 Legislative Session bill package. read more ...

Sacramento - Assemblyman Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced today that he has completed taping the October show of Capitol Focus. The featured guest on this month’s show is Loretta Lynch, President of the California Public Utilities Commission. In addition to speaking with Lynch about the status of California’s energy crisis, Simitian reviews the final weeks of the 2001 legislative session and his plans for work in the District this fall. read more ...

Sacramento - Assemblyman Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced today that his office is producing a new monthly television show, Capitol Focus. The 30-minute monthly show will follow the legislative calendar and inform Peninsula residents about current events in Sacramento. Each show will cover a range of topics of interest to the community and feature a significant special guest. California Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin is the special guest for the September show, Simitian’s first. read more ...